Mugabe Skips South African Summit

(12 Apr 08 -RV) African leaders hoped to find a solution to Zimbabwe's deepening political crisis today at an emergency summit in Zambia, but Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe did not attend the meeting.

Two weeks since a presidential election that produced no official winner,  Zimbabwean police have banned political rallies and the opposition has accused the authorities of waging a violent crackdown.

Official results from the March 29 election have yet to be released.

We spoke to the bishop of Chipata in Zambia,  George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, who urges Zimbabwe's political leader to set free the truth ...